Just for Fun: Music for an HR professional?

We Don't Know Where We're Going, Until We're There - Butler & Gay
No More Heros - Stranglers
Dancing With Myself -Billy Idol
Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
Get Back In Line - Motörhead
9 to 5 - Dolly Parton (I know it has already been said but Dolly should run the world!)
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
You Can't Always Get What You Want - Rolling Stones
At The Edge - Stiff Little Fingers
We Are The Champions - Queen
Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson

We Don't Know Where We're Going, Until We're There - Butler & Gay
No More Heros - Stranglers
Dancing With Myself -Billy Idol
Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
Get Back In Line - Motörhead
9 to 5 - Dolly Parton (I know it has already been said but Dolly should run the world!)
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
You Can't Always Get What You Want - Rolling Stones
At The Edge - Stiff Little Fingers
We Are The Champions - Queen
Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson

"We Don't Know Where We're Going" is out, because however much business leaders like to use the language of war in their strategies, we should render to our Armed Forces what is theirs (and also because I can't find this song on Spotify - I had to track it down on YouTube).

"No More Heroes" is in. I was just discussing at work that we should have an "in memoriam" board for colleagues who left so when names come up in a file or old case, we know who's being talked about and when they left. This song reminds me of that. "What ever happened to...?" is a common refrain in HR.

"Dancing With Myself" is a depressing memory of last year's Christmas Party, but it's upbeat enough that I can pretend it's an anthem about being a sole HR operator (although "when there's nothing to lose, there's nothing to prove" is a risky approach to job retention). In.

"Won't Get Fooled Again" is out. Fighting in the streets is the kind of conduct that is likely to get you arrested, whoever you think fooled you into joining in.

"Get Back in Line" might not be best practice when it comes to issuing a disciplinary warning, but being "the chosen few" who "don't have room to spit" will probably feel familiar to many an HR team. In.

"Don't Stop Me Now" is one of my favourite songs of all time, but as I can't honestly say that I've ever "floated around in ecstasy" in even my most favourite HR role, I think this one is better reserved for the weekends. Out.

"You Can't Always Get What You Want" should probably be played during negotiations with the unions. The choir intro is perfect. Unfortunately, the rest of the song is a bit less relevant. I'll call this one a "maybe". The chorus is right on the money, because isn't most of our work trying to make sure that people, if they can't get what they want, at least get what they need?

"At the Edge" is out. I appreciate that Jake's personal circumstances aren't ideal (living on the edge) and I admire his commitment to his personal fitness (running on the edge), but that's nothing to do with why his suggestion box submissions aren't being taken forward.

"We are the Champions" is obviously in! No explanation required.

"Man in the Mirror" is out, but should be encouraged listening for all members of the C Suite who could do with taking a good look at themselves.

OK what about:

Let's work together - Canned Heat

or

I won't back down - Tom Petty (obviously referring to principles not an unwillingness to negotiate!)
or

Fitter happier - Radiohead (if you want to arrive in work depressed)